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News Articles: Music

The crowd at the Fiona Shaw concert at The Jinx in Savannah, GA on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019.

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  • Music Features

A Cross Cut Of Georgia Concerts

GPB Loves Music has been running the whole month of September. We’ve heard from bands big and small. We’ve learned about a variety of genres, from jazz...

October 16, 2019
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By:
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • Emily Jones ,
  • and 1 more
Moses Archuleta, co-founder and drummer of Deerhunter,  releases new album Trappy Bats as Moon Diagrams.

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  • Music

Georgia Playlist: Deerhunter/Moon Diagrams

Earlier this year, Rolling Stone called Deerhunter, “one of the great guitar bands of the 21st century.” But that’s not the only music to come from the...

October 16, 2019
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By:
  • Emilia Brock
The 2019 ELEVATE Atlanta Art and Culture Festival takes place this week in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Atlanta.

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  • Arts & Life

Week-Long Festival 'Elevates' Atlanta Neighborhoods, Culture and Conversations

The 2019 ELEVATE Atlanta Art and Culture Festival began Monday. The annual event is hosted by the City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs,...

October 15, 2019
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By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott
Scene of Afropunk Festival Atlanta in 2018

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  • Music

Empowerment, Healing And Pride On Display At Afropunk Atlanta

Music festivals have become vehicles for building real world community and identity in an age when so much communication takes place online. Afropunk...

October 10, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • La'Raven Taylor ,
  • and 1 more
The members of OneBeat 2019 practice during the second week of their residency.

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  • Music

The International Power Of Music Shines Through Supergroup OneBeat

While headlines fill with international tensions, a group of artists from around the world aim to garner some cultural diplomacy through the power of...

October 04, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Jesse Nighswonger
Bevrely "Guitar" Watkins

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  • Music

Remembering Beverly 'Guitar' Watkins Tatum's Legacy In Blues Music

Beverly 'Guitar' Watkins Tatum died earlier this week. She was 80 years old. Her name might not ring a bell, which is probably why a magazine writer...

October 04, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Pria Mahadevan ,
  • and 1 more
Jazz Saxophonist David Sánchez

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  • Music

Grammy-Winning Jazz Saxophonist David Sánchez Pays Homage To The African Diaspora With 'Carib'

Grammy-winning jazz saxophonist David S á nchez hails from Puerto Rico, but, these days, he calls Atlanta home. Schooled in jazz by the legends, S...

September 30, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Jesse Nighswonger ,
  • and 1 more
Kaoru Ishibashi, who performs as Kishi Bashi, created music for his new album Omoiyari while doing field research at the sites where Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II.

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  • Music

On 'Omoiyari,' Kishi Bashi Transcends Time — And Politics — With Compassion

Kishi Bashi made a name for himself with the shiny, fantastical indie pop of his first three albums . (The singer and multi-instrumentalist also made a...

September 26, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Leighton Rowell ,
  • and 2 more
Shantih Shantih to release their upcoming album, "Someone, Anyone?!" on Sept. 27th on Wild Honey Records.

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  • Music

Georgia Playlist: Shantih Shantih

Shantih Shantih is a four-piece band founded in Atlanta. The band combines rock 'n' roll with harmonies over twanging guitars — heard in their new...

September 25, 2019
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor
Flux: Ponce City Market runs from Sept. 26-29.

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  • Economy

Art For Your Ears: Flux Transforms The Auditory Landscape of Ponce City Market

Flux Projects is back at it. The arts organization produces temporary events that connect people to creativity and to place. Beginning Thursday, Sept....

September 25, 2019
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By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott
Bill Nigut and Brenda Lee

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  • Music

Two Way Street: GPB Celebrates Brenda Lee's Georgian Roots

In honor of the Ken Burns series Country Music , Bill Nigut is taking over the On Second Thought Sunday time slot with a special edition of Two Way...

September 24, 2019
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By:
  • Bill Nigut and
  • Jesse Nighswonger
Ma Rainey, Otis Redding and Ray Charles are just three entries on the long list of influential musicans from Georgia.

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  • Music

From Ma Rainey To Otis Redding, The Musical Roots That Gave Georgia Its Sound

Before Outkast, Goodie Mobb and T.I. burst out of Georgia, there was Blind Willie McTell and James Brown. Before Trisha Yearwood, Alan Jackson and Jason...

September 19, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Pria Mahadevan ,
  • and 1 more
Sensory music artist Siana Altiise uses her synesthesia to make music from a unique perspective.

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  • Music

Sensory Music Artist Siana Altiise On How Synesthesia Became Her "Superpower"

From Vincent Van Gogh to Charli XCX, many accomplished artists are thought to have synesthesia, or the blending of two or more senses. Atlanta-based...

September 18, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Pria Mahadevan
Negro spirituals have been the backbone of African American resilience dating back centuries, including during the civil rights movement in the 1960s.

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  • Race

From Slavery To Civil Rights: The Legacy Of Negro Spirituals In Georgia

On a recent Sunday evening, the sound of Negro spirituals echoed through the halls of the music building at Kennesaw State University. The six members...

September 17, 2019
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By:
  • Ross Terrell
X in 1979, at The Masque, which was a small punk rock club in Hollywood, California. The venue was a key part of the early LA punk scene, and became home to bands like X, the Go-Go's, the Dickies, the Weirdos, the Dils, the Screamers and many more.

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  • Author Interviews

Pioneering Punk Band X On The Evolution Of L.A. Punk - And What It Means In 'The New World'

The first wave of punk rock growled out of the economic and social malaise of New York and London in the mid-1970s. But Los Angeles played a huge role...

September 16, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Emilia Brock
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